Programs

**CES/CESEF Student Excellence advancing Evaluation Knowledge (SEEK) Award**

Overview
The Student Excellence advancing Evaluation Knowledge (SEEK) Award builds on the previous Student Paper Contest and recognizes student excellence contributing to the advancement of evaluation theory and/or practice. SEEK is a joint initiative of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) and the Canadian Evaluation Society Educational Fund (CESEF) designed to foster student engagement in evaluation, profile evaluation-related work conducted by students studying within Canadian post-secondary institutions and advance excellence in student evaluation projects.

Benefits
The SEEK Award honours up to two exemplar student recipients per year, one overall Winner and one Honourable Mention, as follows:

SEEK Award Winner

Cash award of $500.00;
Registration fees, travel, accommodation and meals to attend the annual national Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Conference with costs reimbursed per CES travel guidelines;
One-year CESEF membership;
Presentation of Award at a plenary session at the CES Conference;
Publication of project abstract in a CES Web news broadcast;
Invitation to present a paper session at the CES Conference; and
Automatic consideration for publication in the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation (CJPE), conditional on meeting CJPE standards and securing approval by CJPE editors.

SEEK Award Honourable Mention

Cash award of $300.00;
Registration fees, travel, accommodation and meals to attend the annual national Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Conference with costs reimbursed per CES travel guidelines;
One-year CESEF membership;
Presentation of Award at a plenary session at the CES Conference;
Publication of project abstract in a CES Web news broadcast; and
Automatic consideration for publication in the Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation (CJPE), conditional on meeting CJPE standards and securing approval by CJPE editors.

Objectives
The SEEK Award is intended to increase evaluation capacity in Canada by fostering student involvement, profiling new and exceptional contributions to the field, considering diverse contributions that advance evaluation theory and/or practice, and providing exposure to promising students.

Eligibility
Applicants must:

Be registered at the time of application as a full- or part-time student in a Canadian post-secondary institution;
Be registered in or completed an evaluation course, evaluation-related course and/or thesis course with an evaluation focus;
Be nominated by the course professor or academic supervisor (maximum of two nominations per professor/supervisor per year);
Submit an evaluation project completed as part of a course requirement. A range of mediums and types of project submissions are permissible (e.g., paper, thesis summary, video, art-based communication, evaluation plan);
Submit work completed within 2 years prior to the time of application; and
If submitting a paper, submit a document of no more than 25-pages, double-spaced, 12-point font.

Individual or group projects will be considered. In the case of group projects, the cash award is shared. If a group project is selected to receive a SEEK Award, one member of the group will be financially supported to attend the CES Conference and receive the Award on behalf of the group. One member of the group, selected by the group, will receive the one-year CESEF membership.

Applications
Applicants must send the completed Application Form and Nomination Form to seek@cesef.ca by Date to be determined. Receipt of applications will be acknowledged.

Review & Decision Process
Applications are peer-reviewed by a selection panel appointed by the Board of CESEF. Funding recommendations of the panel are presented to representatives of the CESEF Board and CES National Council for final approval.

Key review criteria include: qualifications of the applicant in evaluation; originality of the project submission; clarity and quality of the submission; contribution to evaluation theory and/or practice; and strength of the nomination.

Decisions by the CESEF Board and CES National Council will take into consideration the recommendations of the selection panel and the availability of resources. All decisions are final.

SEEK Award recipients will be required to sign a letter of acceptance.

Past SEEK Winners

Year	Winner(s)	Honorable Mentions
2019-2022	CES and CESEF were unable to offer the SEEK award from 2019 to 2022 due to a lack of eligible applicants, a lack of available qualified bilingual adjudicators, and CESEF board member turnover.
2018	Andrea Chow, University of Ottawa	David Buetti, University of Ottawa
2017	Linzi Williamson, University of Saskatchewan
2016	Sarah Sangster, University of Saskatchewan	Beth Peddle, University of Ottawa
2015	Christine Sheppard, Lise Dube, and Kate Ducak, University of Waterloo	Natalie Janssens, Dalhousie University
2014	Jade Anderson, University of Saskatchewan	Allison McCabe, Dalhousie
2013	Chi Yan Lam, Queen's University	Catherine Donnelly, Queen's University
2012
2011	Michelle Searle, Queen's University	Dorothy Pinto , University of Alberta
2010	Rich Janzens, Wilfrid Laurier University	Andrew Lejeune, University of Alberta
2006	Courtney Amo , University of Ottawa	Kerri Lynn Wall , Royal Roads University
2005	Michelle Anderson-Draper , Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics, University of Alberta	Kelly Skinner , Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo
2004		Isabelle Bourgeois , Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa Audry Ottier , International Development Studies Program, Dalhousie University
2003		Elizabeth Stephens , Psychology Department, University of Guelph
2001	Camille Dumond , Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University	Nathalie Dubois , Public Policy Analysis, École nationale d'administration publique Steven Katz , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Stephanie Sutherland , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
2000	Chantal Langevin, Psychology Department, Carleton University Ryan Sommers, Medical Informatics, Dalhousie University	Molly den Heyer, Guelph University
1999	Kate Feightner, McMaster University Allison Miller, University of Calgary	Maria Barnes, University of Ottawa Erin Campbell, Halifax, NS
1998	David Hagarty, University of Victoria William Reid, University of Victoria	Jeanne Bessner, University of Alberta
1997	Catherine Worthington, University of Toronto	Renee Williams, McMaster University
1996	Marie Gervais, Laval University	Sandra Koebel-McDonald, Carleton University
1995	Cheryl Madill, University of Waterloo	Louise Gillman, University of Manitoba Daniel Reinharz, University of Montreal Dave Richardson, University of Manitoba
1994	Anne S. Leblanc, University of Ottawa	Brian Boles, University of Alberta
1993	André Gilbert, University of Ottawa France Grenier, University of Ottawa	Manuel Arango, University of Ottawa Anne Casebeer, University of Alberta Lloyd Cowan, University of Ottawa Marita Paul, University of Ottawa
1992	Ron Wall, McMaster University
1991	Tim Aubry, University of Manitoba
1990	Kyle Hutchinson, University of Waterloo
1989	Pamela J. Brett, University of Guelph

The CESEF is an independent organization created by the Canadian Evaluation Society in 1990 and reorganized in 2005 to increase national assessment capacity through educational activities. In 2006, CESEF was officially registered as a Canadian charity.

The Fund maintains partnerships with the Canadian Evaluation Society and the Consortium of Universities for Evaluation Education to promote the shared goal of developing the area of program evaluation by increasing access to education, training and professional development.

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